NOTES FROM THE LAKE COUNTRY. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Rotorua, April 19.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2151, 22 April 1886, Page 2

NOTES FROM THE LAKE COUNTRY. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Rotorua, April 19.

Thr death of four Maoris at Te Wairoa within a few days of one another, has changed that usually gay and festive settlement into a "houso of mourning," and tangi has succeeded tangi. It seldom happens in a small village the size of Wairoa that such mortality occurs within so short a time. Maoris from Taupo and Rotorua have been flocking to Wairoa to participate in the pleasures and sorrows bo common on such occasions. A meeting was held a few evenings ago fer the purpose of forming a football club. A |prge committee was appointed. It was resolved that Dr (binders be president, Mr J. H. Taylor, vice-president, and Mr A. G. Black, secretary and treasurer. The Land Court is proceeding satisfactorily with its task of iudividualieing the claims for the township. Twenty tourists took their departure by Carter's coach for Oxford this morning. To state that the Rotorua people are not a dancing class would result in proceeding? bsiug lit once taken for libel, and should the unscrupulous individual be discovered he would probably be consigned to one of the unfathomable springs which abound in the neighbourhood. Dancing has been kept going every Saturday with regularity during the past nine months, patronised by the dusky belles and mashers of the district, and now, as if one night a wedk was insufficient, Thursday as well as Saturday has been set aside for the purpose of allowing those who feel inclined to respond to the call. •• Take paituers for the ." The Maoris at Whakarewarewa, with an eye to business, have arranged with Messrs Warbiick to erect bath houses at the principal bathing springs for the greater comfort of their patrons.

The loveliest spot at Taupo is Lofley's Glen, which has jmt been bought by Sir Joshua, from Napier, who intends building a new house and making great improvements. The baths there aro possessed of unequalled curative proprietors. We have much pleasure .in drawing the attention of all Waikato settlers to the advertisement in another column.